This month’s issue covers the key technological and battlefield shifts shaping the war:
Strike UGV Сrash Test
— Real conditions exposed critical failures in mobility, comms, mounting systems, and survivability and forced manufacturers to begin immediate redesigns.
Mothership + FPV tactics
— Russian carriers now ferry FPVs into dense urban coverage zones before handoff to LTE control.
Jet-Assisted Glide Bombs
— Longer range and better accuracy — what that changes for rear-area defense.
Aerostats
— Russia’s use of tethered aerostats to protect critical sites and raise detection systems above ground-based limitations.
Deep Strikes
— October’s hits on refineries, logistics hubs, and chemical plants across Russia.
Shahed Updates
— New guidance modes, night-vision variants, incendiary and airburst warheads, and mixed-platform use.
Europe’s Space Consolidation
— The creation of a unified Airbus–Leonardo–Thales space enterprise and its planned capabilities.
Nationwide Internet Shutdowns
— How Russia is using mobile-network blackouts to disrupt drone control links.
AI in Cyber Operations
— Russian adoption of AI-generated phishing and malicious code.
Rubikon UAV Unit
— Structure, equipment, strike numbers, and organizational model of Russia’s leading UAV formation.